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May 18, 2023
I’ve taken a break from writing. I’ve jumped face first into reading and audiobooks again. Which is so common for writers. If the words aren’t falling […]
March 20, 2023
Dogs? The Art of doing things alone? The placing of friends in categories unbeknownst to them, and how this is a new and icky concept to […]
February 1, 2023
Yes, that’s me in all of my 1983-toothless truth. I’ve never looked better, flaunting my unconventional Aquarian spirit. That’s code for I didn’t need to fit in. There […]
January 9, 2023
I would love to talk about things we see on the ground and how they hold powerful symbolism for us. Messages on the daily. Do you […]
December 11, 2022
Tis the season for a lot of stressful things, let’s be honest. But also let’s be honest about it being a season where we reflect on […]
November 19, 2022
Link: https://armedwithabook.com/black-licorice-by-elaina-battista-parsons/ On February 7, 2023 my debut Young Adult novel, BLACK LICORICE (INKED IN GRAY PRESS) will be released into the world. Freddi Birdoni loses her first best […]
October 11, 2022
I hope October has brought you more treats than tricks. I don’t have a bunch to say or report this month. I’m waist deep into a […]
September 20, 2022
Dear Subscribers, I’ve been thinking a lot about how to give back to society in the best ways I know how. Teaching children how to read […]
August 15, 2022
Before I share some fun content from my project in progress, I’d like to announce. and I cannot even believe it….that my YOUNG ADULT novel called […]
July 22, 2022
Colorful pencils spread over white paper was my personal pre party in my dorm room throughout four years at Rider University. At the time I didn’t […]
July 9, 2022
The 1980s from the eyes of a child, was a storm of colors, trinkets, stickers, headbands, toy figurines, fringe, plastic bracelets, Garbage Pail Kids, and shimmery […]
June 22, 2022
The Texture of Voices Music is part of most people’s childhoods. I know that. I can’t say all but based on my forty-plus years on Earth, […]